Ben Mauk has lost his final appeal to the NCAA for more playing time. Mauk was turned down last week by the NCAA's reinstatement committee, the last available step in his eligibility appeals process.

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A judge in Ben Mauk's hometown of Kenton, Ohio, ruled Tuesday that the former University of Cincinnati quarterback is not entitled to an injunction against the NCAA because he could not prove that that irreparable harm was done when the NCAA ruled against him.

The court "cannot find any mention of what, if any, irreparable harm (Mauk) might suffer if the court did not grant him the injunction," Hardin County Common Pleas Judge William D. Hart wrote in his decision.

Mauk was seeking a sixth year in which to complete his four years of college athletic eligibility, claiming that he was injured ...